A dramatic account of how 19th-century Quaker surgeon Joseph Lister developed an antiseptic method that indelibly changed medicine, describes the practices and risks of early operating theaters as well as the belief systems of Lister's contemporaries.

A dramatic account of how 19th-century Quaker surgeon Joseph Lister developed an antiseptic method that indelibly changed medicine, describes the practices and risks of early operating theaters as well as the belief systems of Lister's contemporaries.

Physical Description:

286 pages : illustration ; 24 cm.

Language:

English

Bibliography:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-266) and index.

ISBN:

0374117292
9780374117290

Author Notes:

Lindsey Fitzharris received her PhD in the history of science and medicine from the University of Oxford. She is the creator of the popular website The Chirurgeon's Apprentice , and the writer and presenter of the YouTube series Under the Knife . She has written for The Guardian , The Huffington Post , The Lancet , and New Scientist . She lives in the English countryside with her husband, Adrian Teal, and their two cats.

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